Dimitri Rascalov

Dimitri Rascalov (1969-2008) was the second boss of the Faustin crime family, a powerful New York City-based Russian Mafia crime syndicate. Rascalov was formerly the second-in-command of Mikhail Faustin, but he killed Faustin on Kenny Petrovic's orders in 2008 and proceeded to take control of the family. Rascalov attempted to betray Niko Bellic, the hired gunman who had killed Faustin, but Bellic would proceed to hunt Rascalov down and kill him on the cargo ship Platypus on the docks of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Early life
Dimitri Rascalov was born in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union in 1969, and he served in the Soviet Army during the 1980s. While stationed in Vladivostok, he befriended fellow soldier Mikhail Faustin, and the two men became partners in crime during the late 1980s. The two men were sent to a Siberian prison camp after being arrested for their criminal activities, and Faustin shielded Rascalov from hostile inmates while they were interned. Rascalov and Faustin would prosper after the end of the Cold War, selling marijuana to tourists in Red Square, Moscow and becoming the leaders of the new Faustin crime family. During the mid-1990s, they gained residency in the United States after exploiting a loophole in an immigration treaty, and the two of them settled in Brooklyn. Rascalov had dealings with Russian Mafia boss Kenny Petrovic and the Ancelotti crime family in addition to serving as Faustin's right-hand man, and he became the brains of the family after Faustin became a cocaine addict and alcoholic (although Rascalov was known to abuse pain medication).

Betrayal of Faustin
In 2008, Rascalov and Faustin hired Niko Bellic as a hitman for the family after Bellic killed their lieutenant Vlad Glebov, and Rascalov befriended Bellic. Rascalov and Bellic both helped in extorting the owners of a sex shop in Brighton Beach, although Rascalov would argue with Faustin when he sent Bellic to perform violent acts against the Petrovic crime family, including the murder of Kenny Petrovic's son Lenny. Petrovic contacted Rascalov about killing Faustin in exchange for sparing him and Bellic, and a nervous and cowardly Rascalov decided to betray his boss. He met Bellic on Coney Island and persuaded him to assist him with that task.